IT IS INAUGURATION DAY IN NEW ORLEANS... CITY LEADERS TOOK THEIR OATHS OF OFFICE THIS MORNING... IN A MOMENT, WE'LL HEAR FROM THE NEW FACES ON THE CITY COUNCIL...AND FROM THE SHERIFF. BUT OUR TEAM COVERAGE BEGINS ... WITH THE MAYOR'S MESSAGE..AS HE WAS SWORN IN TO HIS SECOND TERM.. WDSU REPORTER TRAVERS MACKEL JOINS US NOW - LIVE FROM CITY HALL. WITH A GOSPEL CHOIR AS ON STAGE TO OPEN THE CEREMONY ... WITH A GOSPEL CHOIR AS ON STAGE TO OPEN THE CEREMONY ... NEW ORLEANS MAYOR MITCH LANDRIEU TOOK THE OATH OFFICE FROM HIS FATHER - FORMER MAYOR MOON LANDRIEU, BUT MADE IT CLEAR - THE CITY ISN'T LOOKING BACK ... as we look forward towards the future, my heart is full of hope because of you the people of new orleans. WITH A GOSPEL CHOIR AS ON STAGE TO OPEN THE CEREMONY ... NEW ORLEANS MAYOR MITCH LANDRIEU TOOK THE OATH OFFICE FROM HIS FATHER - FORMER MAYOR MOON LANDRIEU, BUT MADE IT CLEAR - THE CITY ISN'T LOOKING BACK ... as we look forward towards the future, my heart is full of hope because of you the people of new orleans. LANDRIEU'S VISION FOR THE CITY THE NEXT FOUR YEAR, REACH FOR THE STARS ... we are at a crossroads ... Four short years ago, at another fork in the road - we made a choice to out our shoulders against the wheel and to push. AND THE LIFELONG DEMOCRAT SAYS THAT PUSH PAID OFF ... THOUSANDS OF JOBS ARE ON THE WAY DUE TO THE NEW MEDICAL DISTRICT AND SOON TO BE BUILD AIRPORT, AS WELL AS A RENEWED ENTREPRUNERIAL SPIRIT IN THE CITY. LANDRIEU LISTED BLIGHT REDUCTION, REBUILD MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES AND BETTER EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS AS WINS OF HIS FIRST TERM. instead of running away from the problem we now run toward the fire and we take on the toughest of issues, refusing to kick the can down the road. THE MURDER RATE IS AT A 30 YEAR LOW, BUT SOME VIOLENT CRIMES CONTINUE TO PERSIST, AND THE MAYOR SAYS MORE COPS ARE NEEDED. we need to stop the shooting, we need to stop the violence, we need to stop the madness, new orleans can and will become a city of peace. AND THE MAYOR SAYS IN HIS SECOND TERM NEW ORLEANS CAN GET IT RIGHT ... the wounds of yesterday are starting to heal, differences of faith, race or neighborhoods give way to higher common ground and a shared humanity - this is the new way new orleans, we have changed this is whay we are winning. ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF MARLIN GUSMAN WAS ALSO SWORN IN ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF MARLIN GUSMAN WAS ALSO SWORN IN FOR A SECOND TERM TODAY. GUSMAN DEFEATED ONE TIME SHERIFF CHARLES FOTI IN A RUN-OFF ELECTION LAST MARCH. GUSMAN WAS FIRST ELECTED IN 2004 AND SAYS, WITH A NEW JAIL SOON TO OPEN, MONEY FROM THE CITY IS KEY. .... PRIOR TO SERVING AS SHERIFF, GUSMAN WAS THE CITY TIME SHERIFF CHARLES FOTI IN A RUN-OFF ELECTION LAST MARCH. GUSMAN WAS FIRST ELECTED IN 2004 AND SAYS, WITH A NEW JAIL SOON TO OPEN, MONEY FROM THE CITY IS KEY. .... PRIOR TO SERVING AS SHERIFF, GUSMAN WAS THE CITY COUNCILMAN FOR DISTRICT D AND ALSO A FORMER CITY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, UNDER FORMER MAYOR MARC MORIAL. NEW FACES ON THE CITY COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO JUMP RIGHT IN GUSMAN WAS ALSO SWORN IN FOR A SECOND TERM TODAY. GUSMAN DEFEATED ONE TIME SHERIFF CHARLES FOTI IN A RUN-OFF ELECTION LAST MARCH. GUSMAN WAS FIRST ELECTED IN 2004 AND SAYS, WITH A NEW JAIL SOON TO OPEN, MONEY FROM THE CITY IS KEY. .... PRIOR TO SERVING AS SHERIFF, FOR DISTRICT D AND ALSO A FORMER CITY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, UNDER FORMER MAYOR MARC MORIAL.

California's largest wildfire is spreading quickly, consuming 54,000 acres in three counties and staying active throughout the night -- a time when firefighters typically make progress, a state fire official said Sunday.